Author Question: How did this pamphlet printed by the Virginia Company contradict what actually took place in the ... (Read 28 times)

Metfan725 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

How did John C. Frmont's 1845 published account of his explorations with the Army Topological Corps affect Americans' attitudes about the West?

A) Stories about hostile Indian attacks frightened many potential settlers from traveling to the
West.
B) The adventures of American fur trappers gloried life in the West for many Americans.
C) Explanations about the harsh weather conditions, including freezing winter blizzards and
summer droughts, convinced settlers that the West was not suitable for habitation.
D) The myth of the Great American Desert was dispelled with evidence that the Great Plains
were a fertile area for settlement.

Question 2

What Cold War theme did George Orwell's novel 1984 address when it was released in 1949?

A) the establishment of a democratic society in outer space
B) a world suffering from the effects of nuclear annihilation
C) a future where totalitarianism triumphed through a cycle of endless warfare and torture
D) a society that managed to overthrow the forces of communism and totalitarianism

Question 3

What was the greatest ecological consequence resulting from the fur trade?

A) Native Americans were displaced from their ancestral homelands.
B) Sea otters and beavers nearly became extinct.
C) The American bison was wiped out after it became the trappers' primary food source.
D) Trappers polluted the rivers where they trapped regularly.

Question 4

National Security Council Report 68 (NSC-68) argued that __________.

A) the Marshall Plan and similar approaches to foreign aid were the best means of minimizing
Soviet influence
B) the United States should build up the strength of the free world in order to contain
communism
C) the United Nations was the best vehicle for achieving a peaceful coexistence with the Soviet
Union
D) communism would die out on its own

Question 5

How did this pamphlet printed by the Virginia Company contradict what actually took place in the Virginia colony?

A) Ocean voyages to Virginia actually took longer than what the pamphlet advertised.
B) Early colonists failed to get rich from farming and finding gold.
C) The pamphlet ensured that colonists would get along with neighboring Indians.
D) Virginia focused more on religious toleration than wealth.